About Chandal Village

Chandal is a large village in Bani tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,077, made up of 1,078 males and 999 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 546 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandal village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Bani
Pincode	184206
Area (hectares)	546 hectares
Population	2,077
Male Population	1,078
Female Population	999
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandal compares

By the 2011 count Chandal is the 6th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents. Its 546 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Chandal

Chandal is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chandal as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandal from other places

Chandal lies about 27 km from Bani, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 46 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chandal
Tehsil headquarters	Bani	27 km
Nearest town	Chamba	37 km
Nearest railway station	Kathua	46 km

Villages closest to Chandal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bani tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Chandal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandal village had a population of 2,077. That makes it the 6th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,394 residents.

Chandal village has 1,078 males and 999 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandal has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Chandal is 184206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandal covers 546 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandal falls under Bani tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chandal is Kathua, about 46 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chandal.

Chandal is about 27 km from Bani in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandal is in Bani tehsil of Kathua district. Bani is about 27 km away. Chamba is about 37 km away. Kathua is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.